Sakura sat in thought, before her was her two teammates, neither moved not even a breath. She had come too late, their fued had finally killed them both. Naruto would never become the Hokage now, all his promises would go unfinished, it was over... and it seemed that the world was dimmer now, as if the very essence of light itself was mourning the loss of the blond ninja.
Sasuke... he betrayed the village, his teammates, everything for his vengeance. He'd killed his brother, destroyed Orochimaru, but never got near the ones that had cost him his childhood. His vengeance would go unfulfilled now.
They were cold and dead now... nothing to do to save them. Everything they had lived for... all they had done... it was over now. They'd hate the thought of having died with so much left to do, yet they seemed blissfully at peace. Closing her eyes she let out the breath she'd been holding, letting the tears roll down her cheeks as she cried out her pain.
Hearing a snap of a twig she whirled around barely seeing an orange mask coming at her, before pain speared her through her heart. She threw a desperate final punch at him, knocking the mask aside. She smiled faintly as she heard a sickening snap coming from her assailant. The last sight she saw before darkness claimed her was a single burning sharingan eye looking at her in shock, faded faster than her own sight.
"Oi Sakura-chan! Wake up!" Naruto called out, waking her. There he was in that orange jumpsuit of his, smiling without a care in the world. "We have to go, it's mission time."
"She knows that dobe," Sasuke said walking up beside him. Gone was the huge purple butt bow, and back was his blue shirt and white pants. "Give her some time, she's had a long trip."
"No... Sasuke-kun..." Sakura answered quietly as she let her two boys pull her up, "No more waiting for me, let's go."
Sasuke looked her over and smiled, stroking her long pink hair gently. "Always liked you better with long hair..."
"Where are we going?" Sakura asked curiously, looking between the two.
"I don't remember... but I remember someone saying it'll be nice..." Naruto answered as he slung an arm around his two best friends. "Kakashi-sensei's probably waiting for us there."
Sasuke smirked to Sakura in front of Naruto, interlocking his arm with hers gently behind his back. "You with us Sakura?"
Sakura thought about it for a moment before nodding with a small smile. "Always and forever."
As the trio walked off into the white light between the trees, Sakura's words gave their hearts wings.